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If Comcast does, get own their own back back, would the prices fall? I was
expecting the prices to fall in broadband for about 2 yaers now.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/nyg102
On 2 Dec 2001, Michael Leone wrote:
> On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 12:55, Arthur S. Alexion wrote:
> > Just read the article which sheds some light on the philosophical issues,
> > but I am still having trouble with the technical issue, i.e. when @home
> > pulls the plug, will Comcast no longer have a legal and physical connection
> > to the internet backbone?
>
> Doesn't sound like it. Comcast is talking about making their own
> backbone, to be ready by June.
>
> > I use @home . . . at home. Since I have POP service through my office, and
> > don't use the @home POP for eMail, and my browser does not start with the
> > Comcast home page, will I still have a connection? Will I lose anything?
>
> If @Home declares bankruptcy, they turn off their servers/routers, so
> you would have no connection at all. Unless Comcast can get somebody
> else to agree to do it for them, and have this new ISP do the servicing
> of your account. And this new ISP would have to work with @Home, to
> change the routing of your connection from @Home's network/routers to
> the new ISP's.
>
> I think.
>
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